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Jack Aitken to drive for F1 team Williams at Sakhir GP (12/02 4:16 am)

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) -- Jack Aitken will drive for Formula One team Williams alongside Nicholas Latifi in this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix. The 25-year-old Aitken will take the place of regular driver George Russell. The team released Russell to drive for Mercedes in Bahrain because Lewis Hamilton is unable to race after testing positive for COVID-19...
Mick Schumacher confirmed for F1 seat with Haas in 2021 (12/02 4:00 am)

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) -- Mick Schumacher will make his debut in Formula One next season for the Haas team. Haas said Wednesday it had signed the 21-year-old son of F1 great Michael Schumacher, bringing the famous name back to the grid for the first time since the seven-time champion retired at the end of the 2012 season...
College hoops back at MSG with Villanova-Virginia on Dec. 19 (12/02 3:05 am)

NEW YORK (AP) -- College basketball is coming back to Madison Square Garden this month. In a matchup between the past two NCAA champions, Villanova and Virginia are scheduled to square off Dec. 19 in the heart of New York City, the arena announced Tuesday...
The Latest: St. John's scraps 2 games, MSG back in play (12/02 2:45 am)

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ------ St. John's has canceled men's basketball games scheduled for Sunday against Sacred Heart and next Tuesday versus Fordham because of positive COVID-19 tests in both those programs...
Aitken to drive for Williams Racing at Sakhir Grand Prix (12/02 1:57 am)

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) -- Formula One's Williams Racing says Jack Aitken will race in this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix with Nicholas Latifi. The 25-year-old Aitken takes the place of the team's regular driver George Russell. The team has released Russell to drive for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team in Bahrain with Lewis Hamilton unable to race due to a positive COVID-19 test...
Tuesday Sports in Brief (12/02 1:26 am)

NFL HOUSTON (AP) -- Houston Texans cornerback Bradley Roby has been suspended six games for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs. Roby's suspension comes a day after receiver Will Fuller announced that he had also been suspended six games for violating the policy after he said he was prescribed a medication that he thought was OK but that was on the banned substances list. Both players will miss the rest of the season...
Nova's Wright says bubble stay takes mental toll on players (12/02 1:26 am)

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) -- Villanova stayed in Connecticut's "Bubbleville" at the Mohegan Sun resort casino for a full week, playing four games, including two that were not on it schedule when the Wildcats arrived. Coach Jay Wright says he's not worried about the physical toll that took on his 12th-ranked team. His players, he said, were in good shape after Tuesday's 87-53 rout of Hartford left them at 3-1...
Popovich knows filling US Olympic roster may be a challenge (12/02 1:18 am)

Game 7 of the 2021 NBA Finals, as of now, would be played on July 22. The opening cermony of the Tokyo Olympics, as of now, would be the next day. And when presented with this potential scheduling conundrum, San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich -- who will coach USA Basketball men's national team at the next Olympics -- came up with a very quick, very lighthearted solution...
Rodgers' 50th TD pass vs. Bears puts him in exclusive group (12/02 1:16 am)

Aaron Rodgers picked apart Chicago's defense once again last week, throwing four TD passes to give him 51 for his career against the Bears. Only Brett Favre has ever thrown more against the Monsters of the Midway, with 60 in his career. That is one of 16 combinations of a quarterback throwing at least 50 TD passes against one team in the Super Bowl era. Favre also had 58 against the Lions and 54 against the Vikings...
No. 8 Michigan State outlasts No. 6 Duke 75-69 (12/02 1:02 am)

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Rocket Watts scored 20 points and Julius Marble had a career-high 12 to help No. 8 Michigan State beat No. 6 Duke 75-69 on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic. The Spartans (3-0) trailed by 10 early in the game but closed the first half with a 13-4 surge to take a 37-33 lead at halftime. Michigan State maintained control in the second half, leading by as many as 16...
Broncos activate 3 QBs following COVID-19 rules violations (12/02 12:28 am)

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Quarterbacks Drew Lock, Brett Rypien and Blake Bortles will be allowed to rejoin their teammates at practice Wednesday after the Denver Broncos activated them from the reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday. Their return means practice squad receiver Kendall Hinton won't have to be the one taking the snaps at Kansas City (10-1) next weekend as he did in Denver's 31-3 loss to New Orleans on Sunday...
No. 7 Kansas overcomes offensive woes, beats No. 20 Kentucky (12/02 12:22 am)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Kansas forward Jalen Wilson waited a whole year for a night like Tuesday. His celebration came in almost total silence. Wilson scored 21 of his career-high 23 points in the second half, made the first two 3-pointers of his career during the key stretch and posted his first double-double to help No. 7 Kansas get past No. 20 Kentucky 65-62 in the Champions Classic...
Sounders back in West final after 1-0 win over FC Dallas (12/02 12:07 am)

SEATTLE (AP) -- Unlike some of his higher profile, high-scoring teammates, Shane O'Neill doesn't have trouble recalling some of the more memorable goals of his career. Make that, goal. As in his one previous MLS goal before Tuesday night. "I mean, I have very few goals so I definitely remember it," O'Neill said...
Years after coming out, gay athletes upset by lack of change (12/01 11:39 pm)

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- David Kopay and Ian Roberts live on different sides of the Pacific Ocean. Both took giant leaps of faith when they came out. And at a time when it had never been done in their sports. Kopay is a 78-year-old former National Football League running back living in Palm Springs, California and known as the first professional athlete to reveal he was gay. He came out in 1975 after his NFL career ended...
No. 8 Michigan State outlasts No. 6 Duke 75-69 (12/01 11:31 pm)

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Rocket Watts scored 20 points and Julius Marble had a career-high 12 to help No. 8 Michigan State beat No. 6 Duke 75-69 on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic. The Spartans (3-0) trailed by 10 early in the game but closed the first half with a 13-4 surge to take a 37-33 lead at halftime. Michigan State maintained control in the second half, leading by as many as 16...
New Mexico State cruises past Benedictine Mesa 92-54 (12/01 11:11 pm)

PHOENIX (AP) -- Donnie Tillman and Evan Gilyard II scored 17 points apiece and New Mexico State rolled to a 92-54 win over NAIA member Benedictine Mesa on Tuesday night. Jabari Rice added 15 points for the Aggies (2-0) and Clayton Henry and Johnny McCants added 11 each...
Ducas scores 19, Saint Mary's tops Nicholls 73-50 (12/01 11:01 pm)

Alex Ducas hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points to lead Saint Mary's to a home-opening 73-50 win over Nicholls State on Tuesday night. Dan Fotu and Kyle Bowen scored 10 points apiece for the Gaels (3-1) and Tommy Kuhse had a career-high 10 assists...
McLaughlin leads Abilene Christian past Howard Payne 81-51 (12/01 10:49 pm)

ABILENE, Texas (AP) -- Logan McLaughlin had 17 points and 10 rebounds off the bench to lift Abilene Christian to an 81-51 win over Division III Howard Payne on Tuesday night. Kolton Kohl had 12 points for Abilene Christian (4-0). Jameson Richardson added 10 points. Airion Simmons had nine rebounds...
Lever lifts Grand Canyon past Mississippi Valley State 88-49 (12/01 10:41 pm)

PHOENIX (AP) -- Alessandro Lever had 20 points as Grand Canyon romped past Mississippi Valley State 88-49 on Tuesday night. Asbjorn Midtgaard had 17 points and 13 rebounds for Grand Canyon (3-0). Jovan Blacksher Jr. added 13 points, six rebounds and six assists, and Oscar Frayer had five assists...
Allen leads Nebraska past South Dakota 76-69 (12/01 10:37 pm)

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Teddy Allen scored 23 points and Nebraska turned back South Dakota 76-69 on Tuesday night. Allen made two free throws to start a 9-0 burst that put Nebraska's lead at 57-43 midway through the second half. A few minutes later, he had a three-point play and a jumper that pushed the difference to 18 with six minutes to go...
Alabama's Petty scores 22 in 86-74 win over UNLV (12/01 10:35 pm)

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- John Petty Jr. scored 22 points, making six 3-pointers, Jahvon Quinerly added 19 points and Alabama beat UNLV 86-74 on Tuesday night in the consolation bracket of the relocated Maui Invitational. Petty, Quinerly and Jaden Shackelford combined for 25 points through the first 15 minutes of the second half, while Alabama's defense held UNLV to 22 over the same stretch, to help build a 74-60 lead...
Arms scores 14 to carry Winthrop over UNC-Greensboro 75-67 (12/01 10:19 pm)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Chandler Vaudrin had 14 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and Adonis Arms also scored 14 points to lift Winthrop to a 75-67 win over UNC Greensboro on Tuesday night. Kelton Talford added 12 points, and Micheal Anumba had six rebounds for Winthrop (1-0)...
Joe Ross, Nationals agree to $1.5 million, 1-year contract (12/01 10:17 pm)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Joe Ross and the Washington Nationals agreed to a $1.5 million contract Tuesday, one day before the deadline for teams to offers deals to unsigned players on their 40-man rosters. The 27-year-old right-hander, who had been eligible for salary arbitration, was 4-4 with a 5.48 ERA in nine starts and 18 relief appearances during the pandemic-shortened season, striking out 57 and walking 33 in 64 innings. He had a $1.5 million salary, which became $555,556 in prorated pay...
AP source: Reliever Trevor May agrees to deal with Mets (12/01 10:08 pm)

NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Mets reached their first agreement with a free agent since Steve Cohen bought the team, a deal with 31-year-old right-hander Trevor May, a person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the agreement is subject to a successful physical...
Tahvanainen scores 12 to lift Bradley past Judson 105-32 (12/01 10:06 pm)

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Ville Tahvanainen, Ja'Shon Henry, Elijah Childs and Terry Nolan Jr. each scored 12 points to carry Bradley to a 105-32 win over Judson on Tuesday night. Ari Boya added nine points with 10 rebounds for Bradley (3-1). Chris Oseitutu had six points for the Eagles...
Tryon, Staton-McCray carry Samford past Covenant 97-73 (12/01 9:40 pm)

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) -- Jacob Tryon had 17 points to lead five Samford players in double figures as the Bulldogs easily beat Covenant 97-73 on Tuesday night. A.J. Staton-McCray added 15 points for the Bulldogs. Logan Dye chipped in 14, Richardson Maitre scored 14 and Christian Guess had 12...
Watts scores 20, No. 8 Michigan State beats No. 6 Duke 75-69 (12/01 9:40 pm)

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Rocket Watts scored 20 points and Julius Marble had a career-high 12 to help No. 8 Michigan State beat No. 6 Duke 75-69 on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic. The Spartans (3-0) closed the first half with a 13-4 surge to take a 37-33 lead at halftime. They maintained control in the second half with a balanced offense to go with their aggressive defense and rebounding...
Warren lifts Hampton over George Washington 82-78 (12/01 9:38 pm)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Davion Warren scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half and Hampton opened its season with an 82-78 win over George Washington Warren matched his career high with a pair of free throws with four seconds left, before a last second basket pulled George Washington (0-2) within four...
Providence hangs on for 63-62 win over Davidson (12/01 9:26 pm)

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Nate Watson scored 22 points and Providence held on to defeat Davidson 63-62 in the consolation bracket of the Maui Invitational on Tuesday night. The Friars led all the way, building a 19-point lead in the middle of the first half but they couldn't put the Wildcats away...
Pistons sign Sirvydis, make deals with 3 others official (12/01 9:22 pm)

DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Pistons have signed Deividas Sirvydis, who played most recently for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The Pistons announced the move Tuesday night. They also officially confirmed their deals with Mason Plumlee, Jahlil Okafor and Josh Jackson...
Cleveland lifts NC A&T past Charleston Southern 70-63 (12/01 9:14 pm)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Fred Cleveland Jr. had 15 points off the bench to lift North Carolina A&T to a 70-63 win over Charleston Southern on Tuesday night. Tyler Maye had 14 points for NC A&T (2-2). Tyrone Lyons added 12 points and three blocks, and Kameron Langley had 11 points, six assists and six steals...
Richards returns from injury, No. 4 Baylor beats USF 67-62 (12/01 9:14 pm)

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- DiDi Richards had four points and seven assists in her return from a scary spinal cord injury five weeks ago, Queen Egbo scored a game-high 25 points and No. 4 Baylor beat South Florida 67-62 on Tuesday night. The Lady Bears (2-0) became the 15th women's program in Division I history to reach 1,000 wins. Baylor coach Kim Mulkey improved to 606-101 in her 21 seasons at the school...
Kensmil lifts Stephen F. Austin over LeTourneau 102-57 (12/01 9:12 pm)

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) -- Gavin Kensmil tied his career high with 23 points as Stephen F. Austin romped past LeTourneau 102-57 on Tuesday night. Kensmil hit 11 of 14 shots and grabbed seven rebounds. David Kachelries had 17 points for Stephen F. Austin (1-0). DeAndre Heckard added 15 points and Roti Ware had 13 points...
Alvarez, Perea among dual nationals recruited by US soccer (12/01 9:08 pm)

Part of Gregg Berhalter's job as U.S. national team coach is to be a salesman. Efrain Alvarez, an 18-year-old LA Galaxy midfielder, started for Mexico in last year's final of the Under-17 World Cup and is among several dual nationals at American training camp this week ahead of a Dec. 9 exhibition against El Salvador in Fort Lauderdale, Florida...
Women's team, US Soccer settle part of their lawsuit (12/01 8:48 pm)

U.S. women's national team players and the U.S. Soccer Federation settled their long-running lawsuit over inequitable working conditions compared with the men's team while leaving their dispute over unequal pay for additional litigation. The parties filed a redacted public notice of the settlement with the federal court in Los Angeles on Tuesday while providing the complete agreement to U.S. ...

Pro Sports Schedule

Wednesday, Dec. 2

NFL

Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 2:40 p.m.

Top 25 Men's Basketball

No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 11 West Virginia, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind., 6 p.m.
No. 2 Baylor vs. No. 5 Illinois, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind., 9 p.m.
No. 14 North Carolina vs. No. 17 Texas, at Harrah's Cherokee Center, Asheville N.C., 3 p.m.
No. 21 Oregon vs. Missouri, at CHI Health Center, Omaha, Neb., 8 p.m.
No. 22 Florida State vs. North Florida, 7 p.m.
No. 23 Ohio State vs. Morehead State, 4 p.m.

Top 25 Women's Basketball

No. 6 Mississippi State vs. New Orleans, 7 p.m.
No. 12 Texas A&M vs. Lamar, 2:30 p.m.
No. 19 Ohio State vs. Kent State, Noon
No. 22 Syracuse vs. Lincoln (Pa.), 4 p.m.
No. 23 Iowa State at TCU, 6:30 p.m.
No. 25 Texas vs. Louisiana Tech, 7 p.m.